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Current–voltage characteristics and conductance spectra in s-wave or d-wave superconductor/ferromagnet/superconductor heterojunctions: role of Andreev reflection

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In recent years, the investigation of transport properties of hybrid structures consisting of two superconductors connected by a ferromagnet has been the subject of many studies. Their dynamic properties are closely related to the Andreev scattering and spin polarization in ferromagnet barrier. This kind of junction offer the possibility to study interplay between the phase coherent propagation of Andreev pairs and various decoherence mechanisms. We review a quantitative theory developed in the last decade for describing quasiparticle transport properties in superconductor/ferromagnet (F)/superconductor junctions where superconducting electrodes could have s-wave (SFS junction) or d-wave (DFD junction) symmetry. In the relaxation-time approximation utilizing the time-dependent Bogoliubov–de Gennes equations the current–voltage characteristic and conductance are calculated. The obtained results provides possibility to experimentally determine value of weak exchange field in ferromagnets and order parameter of superconductors in this kind of junctions.

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The research presented in this paper results from the long-standing collaboration between University of Montenegro and University of Belgrade which was initiated by Prof. Ljiljana Dobrosavljević-Grujić thirty years ago, which continuous and develops with perspective to include more young researches from Serbia and Montenegro. We acknowledge the support by Bilateral Serbia-Montenegro Project No. 451-03-02263/2018-09/6. The work of ZP was also supported by the Serbian Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation, Project No. 451-03-47/2023-01/200162.

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Popović, Z., Miranović, P. Current–voltage characteristics and conductance spectra in s-wave or d-wave superconductor/ferromagnet/superconductor heterojunctions: role of Andreev reflection. Eur. Phys. J. Plus 138, 767 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/s13360-023-04394-3

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